Jamaica Awareness Inc. will once again be helping to keep the rich Jamaican culture alive with their exciting presentation of Culturama (Mello-Go-Round). Under the distinguished patronage of the Consul General of Jamaica Sandra Grant-Griffiths, Culturama will celebrate Jamaica’s Emancipation (which is August 1) and the country’s 49^th year of Independence on Sunday, July 31 at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts. This event is a part of the official Jamaican Independence Celebration in South Florida.

Culturama is a premier family show that captures the true meaning of Festival. It covers every aspect of the Jamaican culture; music, dance, spoken word and drama. This year the feature will be on Wolmer’s Preparatory School dancers, out of Kingston Jamaica, Oberlin High School Choir and Clonmel Cultural Club out of St. Mary, Jamaica.

The Jamaicans of the Palm Beaches, Inc. will be celebrating Jamaica’s 49th year of independence with a dinner and dance on Saturday, August 6. The event which will be held at Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach Fl will also be celebrating the organizations 20^th anniversary. This year’s ball promises to be the most prestigious and spectacular one yet, with lots of Jamaican style food, free gifts, door prizes and surprises and great entertainment where you can dance the night away. Adding to the evenings proceedings will be special guest speaker, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett. Other important guests include the Representative Mack Bernard, and the Major of West Palm Beach, Jeri Muoio.

In 1991, several Jamaicans residing in Palm Beach County recognized the need for an organization geared towards the upliftment and empowerment of the less fortunate citizens in the community. Because of this recognition, the Jamaicans of the Palm Beaches, Inc. was formed. As a non-profit organization it has as its mission statement “To provide services to the people of our community mainly in the areas of health services and education.”

Jamaicans of the Palm Beaches, Inc. also provides Health care services to persons in the community and this year will be hosting its 20th free annual Community Health Fair.

For more info call 561.385.1621

If you go

When: Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 7.30p.m.

Where: Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, and Fl

The world famous Hard Rock Live will come alive on July 29 when the legendary Jamaican superstar, Mr. Lovers-Rock superstar Beresford Hammond returns to South Florida on his 2011 “Love Within The Music” tour.

The 55-year-old Hammond, who played the Hard Rock last summer to a capacity size audience is said to be looking forward to this year’s event hoping to take his performance to another level. Beres is fond of playing at the Hard Rock Live, noting that it is a venue that all the greats have played. He sees the venue as a special one worthy of memorable performances and is ready to once again leave his mark – only this year he wants to make it extra special.

Hammond’s tour – which also features Wayne Wonder and Sharon Tucker – this year will not be promoting a new album, therefore longtime Beres fans will be exposed to the full cache of his lengthy catalog, which he is planning to put together in a very special way.

Hammond’s “Love within the Music” tour will hit a number of U.S. cities including Tampa, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Baltimore, New York City, Hartford, Boston, and Montreal, Canada.

“Midnight at Puss Creek” promised a bellyful of laughs and it did not disappoint. Patrons in the packed house at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts in Coral Springs were in stitches for the better part of the two-hour performance. The twists and turns in trying to solve the mystery at Puss Creek, as to who killed Claff Rogers and Zelda, kept the audience in suspense until the very end.

The plot revolves around Zelda Matalon, the wealthy lady who is on her death bed, and the four persons who are trying to make sure they cash in on her will. Edgar Smith (Oliver Samuels) who is Zelda’s son thinks he is most deserving of his mother’s fortune, but has to share with his niece Rita (Sharee McDonald-Russell), the caretaker Della (Camille Davis), and Zelda’s much younger husband Claff Rogers (Glen “Titus” Campbell). When they all gather at Puss Creek to mourn for Zelda, who is dying, the fighting begins, as they are all trying to kill each other, to lessen the number of persons to share the fortune.

The play kicks off with detective Inspector Tracey and Corporal Tek-Bribe at Puss Creek trying to solve the murder of Claff Rogers and Zelda. It was then brought back a few days earlier when Edgar Smith, Claff Rogers, Della Darling and Rita Valentine gathered at Puss Creek ( so named for the 40 “puss” that live there) to mourn Zelda.